Whidbey Island Code & Coffee Meetup ☕💻

☕ Code & Coffee Whidbey Island – Now at The Book Rack! 📚

New time: Saturdays, 1–3 PM
Location: The Book Rack, Oak Harbor — in the cozy café area
Whether you're coding solo or looking to connect with fellow devs, makers, or tech-curious creatives, Code & Coffee is a welcoming, low-pressure co-working hangout for all skill levels. Just bring a laptop or notebook and come as you are!

🆕 What’s New:
We’re now meeting at The Book Rack — Oak Harbor’s indie bookshop with a side of café charm.
Grab a warm drink, find a table, and feel free to browse for holiday gift ideas while you're here (book nerds and stocking stuffers, rejoice!). It's the perfect cozy vibe for a community coding session.
The new time — Saturday afternoons from 1–3 PM — lets you sleep in, run errands, and still caffeinate without cutting into your evening.

🌀 What Happens at Code & Coffee?
We kick off with an Intro Circle at 12:30 PM (totally optional, but encouraged for newcomers!):

• Quick Round (7 sec max):
• Your name
• What you’re working on
• What you can help others with
• Job & Opportunity Shoutouts:
• Hiring? Looking? Announce it!
• Community Events:
• Got one to plug? Let us know.

After intros, it's all self-organized: co-work, chat, get help, offer advice, or just sip and vibe.

🎯 This Month’s Focus: Coding with AI
We’re introducing optional themes to explore each session — and this one’s a banger:
Tools, Agents, Environments & Generative Code

• What’s the best thing you’ve built with LLMs or agents?
• What tools are you using for local vs. cloud workflows?
• Want to talk Cloudflare’s AI Gateway, model routing, or secrets management? Your host can help!
• Share your workflows, environments, and setups.

🎃 Special Event: Hacktoberfest 2025
We’re also participating in Hacktoberfest!
Find an open-source project to contribute to, ask for help navigating repos, or brainstorm your first PR.
✅ Register here to join the fun
✅ Use our time together to build, learn, or get un-stuck
(DigitalOcean even sponsored Code & Coffee nationally for this — let’s show up and represent!)

Everyone is welcome. Always.
🧠 Curious hobbyists, 🧑‍🎓 students, 🧑‍💻 professionals, and 🎨 creative coders alike.
Come once or come often — we’re happy to have you.